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11. Emma Louisa, b. Feb. 8, 1841; md., Oct. 14, 1866, E. Sprague Swift. Resides in Lewiston. James Ridgway, b. March 2, 1845; d. April 6, 1856.
IV. Zachariah Milliken, b. Sept. 18, 1851 ; d. July 7, 1861.
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Augustus W. md., Feb. 19, 1880, Lizzie S. J. Jewett. I child. Augusta L. d. March 6, 1857.
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EDWARD BUTLER, second son of Capt. Freeman Butler, very early in life became an employe of the Maine Central Railroad Company, and served as depot master at Cum- berland for some years. He is now (1885) filling a like position at West Farmington, and is regarded as a faithful and efficient officer. He md., Oct. 17, 1872, Etta F. Merrill of Cumberland, where she was b. Dec. 31, 1852. Two children :-
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II. Ernest Freeman, b. Feb. 14, 1876.
Butterfield.
Benjamin Butterfield was among the early settlers of Charlestown, Mass. He removed to Woburn in 1640, where he is spoken of as a large landed proprietor. In 1654, he moved thence to Chelmsford, where he died March 21, 1688. The records of Woburn show three sons born to him and his wife Ann, Nathaniel, Samuel and Joseph. Two other Butterfields, Benjamin and Jonathan, whose names appear upon the Chelmsford records, were doubtless his sons. Jonathan settled in Cam- bridge, and died without children; the others settled in the vicinity of Chelmsford, and were the ancestors of the Butterfields of Middlesex County. It has not been ascertained which of the four sons of Benjamin and Ann Butterfield was the father of Samuel Butterfield, who is the first of the name to whom the Farmington Butterfields can be traced. Samuel Butterfield and his wife Rachel were residents of Chelmsford, and there their second son, Ebenezer, was born July 13, 1706.
I EBENEZER BUTTERFIELD'S name appears on the list of tax-payers in Dunstable in 1744, the date of the earliest tax records. He was also a member of the church in 1757 with his wife Alice, and served in the Continental army. He was twice married. The name of his first wife was Sarah, and that of his second Alice. He d. in 1795. The Dunstable records show nine children :-
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III. Leonard, b. Nov. 17, 1740; md., about 1767, Joanna, who d. May 26, 1771 ; md. (2) about 1771, Olive ; d. Nov. 17, 1800. He was among the most patriotic of the citizens of Dunstable,
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and his name frequently appears on its military record as captain of the "alarm list." 6 chil.
IV. * Jonas, b. Sept. 12, 1742. v. Sarah, b. June 23, 1746 ; d. unmd.
VI. Mary, b. Oct. 3, 1748 ; md. Peter Parker; md. (2) Oct. 28, 1778, John F. Woods, q. v .; d. Oct. 16, 1844.
Second marriage :
VII. * Jesse, b. April 28, 1752. VIII. Rachel, b. Oct. 8, 1754.
IX. Philip, b. Oct. 8, 1757 ; md., about 1778, Mary, who d. Jan. 16, 1801. He was a member of the Continental army. Married a second time and removed to Wilton. 8 chil.
EBENEZER BUTTERFIELD, JR., was a member of the first company raised in Dunstable for the defence of the country in the Revolutionary War. It seems probable that he served in the army so long as the war was waged on New England soil. He came to the township about 1790, and bought river-lot No. 6, west side, of Moses Chandler. Here he spent the remainder of his life. Mr. Butterfield md., about 1760, Elizabeth Emery, who was b. October, 1732. She d. in Farmington, May 1, 1818. He d. April 2, 1821. Five children, b. in Dunstable :--
I. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 20, 1763 ; md., about 1734, Oliver Bailey, q. v. ; d. March 10, 1842.
II. * Reuben, b. Dec. 29, 1764.
III. Joseph, b. July 10, 1768 ; md. - Hastings. Was a physician, and settled in Turner, where he died.
IV. Mary, b. Aug. 8, 1770; md. Eliphalet Jennings, q. v. ; d. Jan. 19, 1851.
v. Sarah, b. Sept. 17, 1772 ; md., March 27, 1799 (pub.) Oliver Wright.
SAMUEL BUTTERFIELD bore a part with the other brave men of Dunstable in the Revolutionary struggle. He does not seem to have been a member of the earliest company raised in the town, but was drafted in June, 1777, and served at least one year. In company with his brother Jonas, he came to the Sandy River township in November, 1781, with his family. They came in wagons as far as Monmouth, through Lewiston, and thence on horseback the remainder of the distance. Mr. Butterfield settled on river-lot No. 2, west side, and built a temporary house by setting forked posts, laying poles across them, and covering them with elm bark. He soon added to this a small
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framed building, the first built in town, which still stands as a part of the buildings on the place. This he occupied as a dwelling until 1789, when he built the substantial farm-house formerly occupied by his son, Moses Butter- field, being the second framed house built on the river. Having purchased lot No. 3, adjoining his first farm on the south, he erected upon it, in 1800, the brick mansion now owned by the heirs of Calvin D. Sewall.
The family of Mr. Butterfield was one of the first eight families to pass a winter in town. Although he had made no improvements upon his farm previous to taking up his residence upon it, the work of bringing it into cultivation was soon accomplished. He planted the apple-trees which first fruited in the town. Mr. Butterfield was one of the proprietors of the town ; and in company with Francis Tufts went to Boston in 1790 to conclude the purchase. He was a man of great enterprise, and to him, with the other pio- neers, is due the early prosperity of Farmington. He served as representative to the General Court in 1808, and d. the same year, July 29, 1808. He md. in Dunstable, Nov. 12, 1761, Hannah Chandler, sister of Col. Moses Chandler, q. v. She was b. in Westford, Mass., Aug. 27, 1742, and d. April 14, 1814. Ten children :---
1. Hannah, b. in Dunstable, Mass., Dec. 23, 1762 ; md., March 16, 1786, Solomon Adams, q. v .; d. March 20, 1856.
11. Samuel, Jr., b. in Dunstable, March 18, 1766 ; md. Rachel Sawyer. He was an enterprising man, and had great mechanical ingenuity. When a mere lad he built a rude grist-mill on Blunt's brook, one of the first constructed in town. He was one of the first settlers in Wilton, where he built and operated mills about 1791. He d. Jan. 25, 1816. I dau., who md. Col. Charles Morse.
III. Lydia, b. in Dunstable, Feb. 22, 1771 ; md., July 14, 1794, Josiah Green; d. Feb. 3, 1851. Lived in Wilton.
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* Henry, b. in Dunstable, Oct. 25, 1773.
v. Susannah, b. in Dunstable, Oct. 23, 1775; d. in Farmington, July 13, 1790, being the first death of an adult female.
VI. Sarah, b. in Dunstable, Dec. 2, 1777 ; md., March, 1796, Jonas Butterfield, Jr., q. v .; d. March, 1865.
VII. * Moses, b. in Dunstable, May 30, 1780.
VIII. Prudence, b. in Farmington, Feb. 12, 1784; md., in 1800, Nathaniel Russell, q. v .; md. (2) 1832, Taylor Whittier ; d. March 18, 1876.
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JONAS BUTTERFIELD was enrolled in the first company raised in Dunstable in defence of the country, in 1776, and was corporal of the " training band." It is probable that he served until 1778, when it appears from the records that he was paid off. He came to the township in com- pany with his brother Samuel in 1781, and with him and seven other families, passed the first winter in town. He settled on river-lot No. 18, west side, known as the Ing- ham farm, where he spent his life. His first house, built near the interval, was flooded in the great freshet of Oct. 22, 1785. He later built the framed house still standing on the farm. Mr. Butterfield md., in Dunstable, Esther. She d. Feb. 16, 1824; he d. June 22, 1826. Four children b. in Dunstable :-
I. Rebecca, b. Oct. 1, 1768 ; md., April 19, 1797, David Ingham ; d. Nov. 17, 1848. 3 chil.
11. * Jonas, Jr., b. May 24, 1773.
I11. Esther, b. April 12, 1778; md., Aug. 5, 1799, Jonathan Graves, q. v. ; d. Nov. 28, 1853.
John, b. April 16, 1780; md., June 25, 1800, Sibyl IV. Willard. Settled in New Sharon. Chil.
JESSE BUTTERFIELD, half brother of the preceding, was perhaps the most patriotic member of this most patriotic family. As early as March, 1775, we find him banded with other citizens of Dunstable for their country's defence. His name is one of twenty-eight signed to the following pledge :
"We the subscribers, taking into our consideration the present difficulty, do hereby voluntarily engage with each other in defence of our country, privileges and liberties, for the space of six months from this date; that we will submit ourselves to the laws, equally the same as if they were in full force, respecting our officers that now are or hereafter may be chosen, in all military duty."
" Dunstable, March 1, 1775." *
On the morning of the Battle of Lexington, Jesse marched for the field, and was on the ground before the dead patriots had been removed. He was in the Battle of Bunker Hill, and served throughout the war, being, with his four brothers, a member of Capt. Cummings' company, the first regularly raised in Dunstable to aid the Continental Congress. Before the close of the war, about 1
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1780, he md. Lydia, daughter of Josiah and Jemima Blodgett, who is described as a noble woman of the Puritan stamp. She was b. Oct. 1, 1758. Immediately after the formal declaration of peace, Mr. and Mrs. Butterfield, with their two young children, one an infant in the arms, started on their long journey through the wilderness from Dunstable to Sandy River. They settled on river-lot No. 16, west side, and there made their home for life. He d. Feb. 6, 1842, at the advanced age of ninety, having for many years enjoyed the bounty of his country in return for the services he had rendered in the hour of her need. His wife d. June 12, 1837. Seven children are here recorded :-
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I. Alice, b. in Dunstable, June 11, 1781 : md., Jan. 26, 1837 (pub.) John Newell of Strong; d. March 18, 1874 ; s. p.
II. Jacob Warren, b. in Dunstable, March 12, 1783 ; md., Jan. 17, 1814, Sarah Whitney of Chester- ville; d. Nov. 14, 1875. He settled in Ches- terville. Chil.
III. * Asa, b. in Farmington, Aug. 30, 1786.
IV. Jemima, b. April 1, 1792 ; d. unmd.
v. Susan, b. May 30, 1794 ; md., Jan. 1, 1817, Nehe- miah French ; d. in Phillips, June 6, 1864.
VI. * Jesse, Jr., b. March 28, 1799.
VII. Otis, b. April 30, 1801 ; md., Aug. 24, 1823, Lovisy Whitney of Chesterville ; d. Oct. 30, 1874 ; she d. Jan. 1, 1865. Settled in Phillips, where he spent his life. Chil.
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REUBEN BUTTERFIELD first came into the township when a lad, in company with his uncle, Samuel Butter- field. He remained here some years and then returned to Dunstable. He enlisted in Massachusetts for the suppression of Shay's Rebellion in 1786, and subsequently returned to Sandy River. He first took up back lot No. 7, east side, which he afterwards sold, and bought of Joseph Riant river-lot No. 39. Having made an arrange- ment to care for his parents during their declining years, he moved on to his father's farm, where he lived and died. Mr. Butterfield was twice married: Feb. 13, 1792, to Jane Whitney, who was b. in Dunstable, March 11, 1767 ; d. Sept. 20, 1819 : md. (2) Dec. 29, 1823 (pub.) Elizabeth Hardy. He d. Dec. 1, 1857. Seven children by first marriage :-
I. Joseph, b. Sept. 30, 1794 ; md., May 12, 1824, Sarah Sawtelle ; d. July 3, 1877. He lived as a farmer in Farmington, highly respected for his upright character ; s. p.
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II. Olive, b. Dec. 23, 1795.
111. * Asa, b. Nov. 1, 1797.
IV. Sarah, b. April 3, 1799 ; md., April 10, 1823, Daniel, son of Samuel Eames, q. v.
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V. Hannah, b. March 7, 1805 ; md., April 28, 1830, Caleb Butterfield, q. v.
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HENRY BUTTERFIELD received from his father large tracts of land in the west part of Farmington, said to equal a square mile. He settled in Wilton, however, at what is now the Lower Mills, where he owned a valuable farm and operated mills. He md., March 7, 1796, Ruth M. Hilman ; b. in Freetown, Mass., Aug. 29, 1776. She d. May 17, 1846 ; he md. (2) Mrs. Huldah Gilbert, b. Feb. 22, 1787. She d. Sept. 4, 1859. He d. May 22, 1865. Seven children :-
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VII. William, b. in Wilton, Sept. 22, 1811 ; d. Jan. 28, 1833; unmd.
VIII. George, b. in Wilton, July 31, 1814; md., Nov., 1844, Sarah Jenness; she d. Sept. 29, 1867, and he md. (2) Mary Ann Dascomb. He resides in Kasota, Minnesota.
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MOSES BUTTERFIELD settled on the lot first taken up by his father, and there passed his life. In 1832 he was elected town treasurer, and served the town as represen- tative to the legislature in 1834. He md., June 14, 1801, Sarah Merrill, who was b. in 1782, and d. Sept. 26, 1866. Mr. Butterfield d. Sept. 19, 1866. Eleven children :-
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1. * Caleb, b. June 12, 1802. Il. Mary, b. March 13, 1804 ; d. Nov. 11, 1820.
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v. Clarissa, b. in Wilton, April 25, 1806 ; d. Feb. 9. 1808. Thomas, b. in Wilton, Nov. 3, 1808 ; md., in 1830, Hope Eaton. Resides in California.
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IV. Cyrena, b. May 26, 1808; d. Nov. 12, 1829 ; unmd.
V. Moses, Jr., b. Aug. 15, 1810.
VI. Almas, b. Feb. 16, 1813 ; d. May, 1832.
VII. Elmira, b. July 28, 1815; md., Sept. 11, 1852, F. W. Campbell ; d. Mar. 20, 1855.
VIII. Abigail, b. Jan. 15, 1818; md., May 21, 1840 (pub.), Samuel S. Lambert ; d. Oct. 19, 1869.
IX. Mary Ann, b. Oct. 16, 1820; md., Dec. 12, 1842, Sylvanus D., son of Ebenezer Davis, q. v. 3 chil.
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Sarah, b. Apr. 1, 1823 ; d. June 2, 1832.
XI. Clarinda, b. Aug. 25, 1825; md., Apr., 1869, J. D. Prescott, q. v.
JAMES BUTTERFIELD settled upon the south half of the homestead farnı and made it his home for life. Although unpretending in manner, Mr. Butterfield was highly es- teemed by his townsmen, who called him from time to time to fill many important offices. He served the town as selectman in 1817-19-20-21-29-30-31-32-35-39, and was representative to the legislature in 1824 and 1825. Upon the organization of Franklin County in 1838, he was appointed chairman of the board of County Commission- ers, and in 1840 was again appointed to the position. Mr. Butterfield served in the militia in various capacities, chief of which was colonel of the 2d Regiment. He md. Anna Clark, who was b. Oct. 4, 1784, and died Apr. 3, 1864. He d. June 13, 1866. Twelve children :-
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II. Hannah, b. Jan. 1, 1810; md., Mar. 9, 1843, William, son of Rufus Corbett, q. v .; d. Oct. 3, 1850.
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III. Matilda, b. Mar. 10, 1813 ; d. Mar. 19, 1813.
IV. Lavinia, b. Feb. 16, 1814; md., Jan. 22, 1840, T. McL. Davis, q. v.
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Dorcas, b. Apr. 13, 1818; md., Sept. 6, 1838, Richard Hitchcock, Jr., of Damariscotta. Elvira, b. Apr. 6, 1820 ; d. Feb. 17, 1821.
VII. VIII. Emeline, b. Nov. 20, 1821 ; d. Jan. 14, 1822.
IX. Julia, b. July 18, 1825; md., Nov. 10, 1850, Henry C. Whittier; d. in Cambridgeport, Mar. 27, 1860.
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Theresa, b. Mar. 2, 1829 ; d. June 7, 1832.
X. X1. Maria, b. May 4, 1833 ; md. July 4, 1859, Nathan Pinkham ; d. Apr. 28, 1863.
XII. Infant son.
ISAAC BUTTERFIELD was a farmer upon a part of back- lot No. 15, west side, the same now occupied by his grandson, Isaac W. Butterfield. He was a conscientious, upright man, and highly respected. He md., Dec. 28, 1809, Mary, dau. of Thomas Hiscock, q. v. Mr. Butter- field d. Apr. 8, 1874. His wife d. Oct. 14, 1869. Five children :-
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I. Almon, b. Apr. 16, 1812.
II. * Isaac, b. Aug. 1, 1814.
III. Mary, b. July 3, 1816; md., Apr. 25, 1841, James Porter Russell, q. v.
IV. * James, b. Dec. 27, 1818.
V. Joseph, b. Aug. 30, 1831 ; d. Mar. 8, 1836.
JONAS BUTTERFIELD, JR., settled in Wilton on the farm now owned by Joseph Furbush. He was killed by light- ning while standing at an open window in his house, July TI, 1809. Mr. Butterfield was a man of powerful phy- sique, and capable of great endurance. He was very popular among his fellow-townsmen, and his shocking death was universally lamented. He md., Mar., 1796, his cousin, Sarah, dau. of Samuel Butterfield, q. v. Three daughters :-
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I. Sarah, b. Mar. 16, 1798; md., Mar. 21, 1816, Solomon Adams, Jr., q. v. ; d. May 8, 1883.
II. Lydia.
III. Olive, md. Reuben Lord.
ASA BUTTERFIELD settled in Chesterville, later in Phil- lips, and finally upon his father's farm, and lived there until 1857, when he removed to Piqua, O., where he d., Mar. 6, 1862. He md., Dec. 30, 18to, Hannah, eldest dau. of Jacob Jordan. She was b. in Sharon, Mass., Oct. 27, 1791, and died in Piqua, O., May 12, 1874. Ten children :-
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111. Harriet, 1813. William H. md., May 22, 1840, Hannah Eliza- beth Norris. In 1849 they removed to Day- ton, O., where he was a teacher in the public schools many years. He removed to Tope- ka, Kan., in 1866, where he was superin-
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tendent of the city schools several years. He still resides in Topeka. 4 chil.
Harriet md., July 4, 1833, Abner, son of Capt. Sylvanus Davis, q. v. 4 chil.
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Albert Gallatin, b. Aug. 25, 1817; md., Oct. 1, 1846, Eliza Brigham, dan. of the late Edward Phelps, of Dayton, O. He has for years been engaged in manufacturing at Piqua, O. 4 chil.
VI. Amanda Malvina, b. Nov. 8, 1819 ; md., May 13, 1841, Jabez Vaughan of New Vineyard. Re- sides in Farmington. I dau.
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Horatio Quincy, b. in Phillips, Aug. 5, 1822. He fitted for college at the Farmington Academy, and graduated at Harvard College in 1848. He studied theology at Bangor Seminary, was graduated in 1853, and ordained to the Con- gregational ministry Oct. 5, 1854. From 1853 -57 Mr. Butterfield was pastor of the church at St. Stephen's, N. B .; from 1857-60 at Hallowell, and from 1861-64 at Great Falls, N. H. In 1865 he was elected to the chair of Ancient Languages at Washburn College, Kansas. and was made President of the college in 1869. He was chosen Corresponding Sec- retary of what is now the " American College and Education Society " in 1870. In 1876 he was chosen third President of Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., and this position he still holds. He md., Aug. 28, 1856, Caroline Augusta, dau. of Col. Noah Robinson of Nashua, N. H. ; s. p.
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Asa Albion removed to Dayton, O., at an early age, and still resides there, engaged in mer- cantile pursuits. He md., Nov., 1856, Fanny Dryden. 2 chil.
Jesse Franklin fitted for college at Farmington Academy, entered Bowdoin College, and graduated in the class of 1852. He taught in Foxcroft, Augusta, Providence, R. I., and
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IV. Marcus Quincy, b. in Farmington, Apr. 7, 1815 ; md. in 1845 Elizabeth McKecknie of Nor- ridgewock ; md. (2), Mar. 8, 1855, Lucy Wilde, dau. of Col. Daniel Beale, q. v. He has been for many years a successful lawyer in Anoka, Minn .; has been mayor of the city, and has served as county attorney ; s. p.
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St. Anthony, Minn. He md. Sarah Powell of Penn Yan, N. Y., and d. in St. Anthony, Sept. 24, 1868 ; s. p.
x. Charles Henry, b. May 17, 1833 ; fitted for college under the tuition of Rev. Jonas Burnham, and was graduated at Bowdoin College in the class of 1859. Upon graduation he went to Evans- ville, Ind, which has since been his home. He commanded the 91st Indiana Regiment during the war, and was on the point of being made a Brigadier-General when the war closed. By profession Col. Butterfield is a lawyer, and was made Register in Bankruptcy for the First Congressional District of Indiana in 1868. In 1870 he was elected Judge of the Vanderburg County Criminal Court. He resigned this office in 1872, and was elected mayor of the city of Evansville. He md., July 30, 1862, Emily Jones, dau. of the late Col. Samuel Daggett of Farmington ; s. p.
JESSE BUTTERFIELD, JR., settled upon the homestead. He md., in 1819, Martha Whitney, and d. in Aug., 1822. Two daughters :-
I. Lydia Blodgett, b. Jan. 30, 1820; d. unmd.
II. Martha Wells, b. July 31, 1821.
ASA BUTTERFIELD in early life was a successful school- teacher, and during his active years was a farmer. He resides at West Farmington, and enjoys the respect of all for his solid worth. He md., Aug. 20, 1821, Sarah, dau. of John Tufts, q. v., who d. Apr. 7, 1825. Two chil- dren :-
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I. Franklin, b. Jan. 4, 1823 ; md. Laura M. Ransom ; d. Sept. 23, 1876, in Wilton, Iowa. Chil.
11. Louisa, b. Dec. 1, 1824; d. in infancy.
CALEB BUTTERFIELD first settled in Piscataquis County, subsequently returned to his native town, and now resides in Strong. He md., Apr. 28, 1830, Hannah, dau. of Reuben Butterfield, q. v. Four children :-
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I. Sarah, b. May, 1832 ; d. Feb. 17, 1842.
1I. Caleb Merrill, b. in Abbott, Apr. 21, 1834; d. Mar. 7, 1856.
1II. Melissa, b. in Abbott, Dec. 3, 1835 ; md. Peter Marchant.
IV. Chauncey, b. Oct. 15, 1851.
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MOSES BUTTERFIELD, JR., settled upon the homestead farm, and still lives upon a portion of it. He md., Nov. 8, 1832, Elizabeth Demick, daughter of Ebenezer Davis, q. v., who d. Mar. 16, 1861; md. (2), May 16, 1868, Mrs. Martha Hamlin, b. Aug., 1824. Two children by first marriage :-
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ALMON BUTTERFIELD settled first in Farmington on a part of the homestead farm, and subsequently removed to Temple, where he now resides. He md., Feb. 10, 1838, Sarah Sawtelle Bragg; md. (2) June 17, 1861, Mrs. Sophronia Reed Morrison, who was b. in Strong Nov. 13, 1819. Eight children :-
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I. Ann, b. Feb. 28, 1839 ; d. Sept. 7, 1842.
II. Marcellus, b. Aug. 21, 1840; d. Aug. 10, 1842.
III. John, b. July 3, 1842 ; went to Kansas in 1863, where he now lives.
IV. Elbina, b. Aug. 14, 1844 ; d. Aug. 20, 1846.
V. Albert, b. July 14, 1848 ; d. Jan. 30, 1849. VI. Charles, b. Feb. 25, 1850 ; d. Feb. 10, 1851.
VII. Josephine, b. Sept. 20, 1852 ; went to Kansas in 1863.
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VIII. Elbina, b. July 30, 1862 ; md., in 1881, Fred W. Noyes.
ISAAC BUTTERFIELD, JR., resided upon the homestead farm. He md., July 16, 1848, Phebe Lufkin, b. May 1, 1827. He d. July 2, 1882. Four children :-
I. Ellen, b. Oct. 26, 1849; md., Apr. 10, 1869, Albert Thompson. 1 child.
II. Isaac Weston, b. Jan. 14, 1856; md., Dec. 31, 1878, Fannie Stevens.
III. Mary, b. Oct. 25, 1857; md., Jan. 29, 1874, Walter F. Folsom.
IV. Ollie, b. Dec. 19, 1863.
JAMES BUTTERFIELD, 2D, settled upon a part of the homestead farm, and there spent his life. He was three times married : Nov. 28, 1841, Mary B. Hilman, b. June 17, 1821 ; she d. Mar. 27, 1853. He md. (2), June 28.
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HISTORY OF FARMINGTON.
1854, Hannah A. R. True, b. May 22, 1817 ; she d. May 21, 1860. He md. (3), Sept. 22, 1863, Emily N. Huse, b, Mar. 10, 1834, who survives him. He d. Feb. 14, 1865. Seven children :-
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I. Matilda M., b. Mar. 29, 1843; md. Eben Per- ham; d. Jan. 2, 1867.
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II. J. Alfred, b. Apr. 7, 1845 ; md., Sept. 10, 1867, P. Emma Russell, dau. of Chas. B. Russell, q. v .; d. Feb. 15, 1870 ; s. p.
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III. Flavilla L., b. Dec. 22, 1846 ; d. Jan. 3, 1863.
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IV. Charles A., b. June 7, 1849. Lives in Massachu- setts.
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V. Christina H., b. Mar. 29, 1851 ; d.
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VI. Fidelia E., b. Feb. 17, 1853 ; d. Dec. 22, 1853. Third marriage :
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VII. Frank L., b. Sept. 15, 1864 ; d. Jan. 30, 1865.
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ALMAS SYLVANUS BUTTERFIELD has been for many years a successful merchant in the boot-and-shoe trade at Farmington. He md., in 1861, Julia C. Bailey, b. in Augusta, Oct. 10, 1840. Two children :-
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